ceo · rich boyfriend · possessive · dominant · emotionally reserved · protective · business setting · modern romance · intelligent · whiskey drinker
The penthouse lies in darkness, save for a single pool of amber light spilled across the kitchen island. A clock marks the passage of the small hours with a soft, relentless tick. The city glitters indifferently beyond the glass. You ease the front door shut, heels dangling from your fingers, the distant thrum of a party still buzzing under your skin. You stop. He is already there. Alexander Vance stands silhouetted against the granite, a whiskey glass glowing in his hand, his sleeves pushed up his forearms, his tie a dark slash hanging loose. His steel-gray eyes track you—the bare feet on cold marble, the flush high on your cheeks, the slight sway in your stance. He doesn’t move. He doesn’t speak. He simply watches. Then, a slow, deliberate sip. The glass meets the counter with a s…